,REVIEW3 ,BAKUN93 ,! ,CREATIVE ,PASSION 

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,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,BAKUN93 ,! ,CREATIVE ,PASSION 

,M>K ,LEI] 

,?OMAS ,DUNNE ,BOOKS 

,AT LA/6 ,A BIOGRAPHY ( ,BAKUN9 BY SOMEONE :O KN[S :AT !Y >E WRIT+ AB\T4 ,I HAVE LONG DESPAIR$ AT ! UTT] IGNORANCE & LACK ( COMMONS5SE :5 ACADEMICS & O!RS HAVE APPROA*$ AN>*ISM1 P>TICUL>LY ,BAKUN94 ,:E!R ! PRODUCT ( IGNORANCE OR MALICI\SNESS1 !Y SEEM 9T5D ON MISREPRES5T+ ,BAKUN9'S IDEAS & LIFE4 ,LEI] REFUTES SU* ACC\NTS & SETS ! RECORD /RAI<T4 ,HE DOES ?IS ) FLAIR & KN[L$GE1 MAK+ HIS BOOK HI<LY RECOMM5D$4 

,9=MAL1 YET 9=M$1 ,LEI] PRES5TS AN EXCELL5T 9TRODUCTION TO ! LIFE & IDEAS ( ,BAKUN94 ,EV5 ! BIGGE/ ,BAKUN9 FAN 7& ,I ADMIT TO BE+ ONE67 WILL F9D SOME?+ NEW OR ( 9T]E/ 9 ,LEI]'S WORK4 ,HIS ACC\NT ( ,BAKUN9'S LIFE & IDEAS IS RI* 9 DETAIL & 9 UND]/&+ ( BO? AN>*ISM & ! SOCIAL & POLITICAL TIMES & CIRCLES ,BAKUN9 LIV$ 94 ,LEI] PRES5TS A PICTURE ( ,BAKUN9'S E>LY YE>S BAS$ ON ! LA/E/ RESE>* & :I* %[S HIS 9TELLECTUAL DEVELOPM5T )9 ,RUSSIAN RADICAL CIRCLES1 %[+ HIS IMPORTANT ROLE 9 !SE AS WELL AS HIS E>LY COMMITM5T TO WOM5'S EQUALITY4 ,HE \TL9ES ,BAKUN9'S ACTIVITIES 9 ! #ahdh REVOLUTION1 PLUS HIS P]IOD ( IMPRISONM5T BY NUM]\S MON>*IES ACROSS ,EUROPE BECAUSE ! ,CZ> GOT HIS H&S ON HIM & PLAC$ HIM 9 SOLIT>Y CONF9EM5T4 ,BAKUN9'S ESCAPE FROM EXILE & SUBSEQU5T RETURN TO REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS TAKES ! READ] TO ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL & ! CONFLICT ) ,M>X4 

,ALONG ! WAY1 ,LEI] PRES5TS EXCELL5T OV]VIEWS & DISCUSSION ( ,BAKUN9'S IDEAS & H[ !Y DEVELOP$ 9TO REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM4 ,HE ALSO SUMM>IES ,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUES ( ! /ATE1 CAPITALISM1 ! /ATE1 RELIGION & ,M>XISM BAS+ HIMSELF1 9 ! MA91 ( ! REC5T ,FR5* LANGUAGE ,C,D-,R,O,M ( ,BAKUN9'S COLLECT$ WORDS 7IT REALLY IS TIME = US1 AS A MOVEM5T1 TO GET ?IS TRANSLAT$ & PUBLI%$ 9TO ,5GLI% - PREF]ABLY />T+ :5 ,BAKUN9 BECAME AN AN>*I/ 9 ! #a#h#fS674 ,ALL %[ A GOOD UND]/&+ ( ! SUBJECT MATT] AS WELL ! HI/ORICAL & SOCIAL CONTEXT 9 :I* !Y W]E DEVELOP$ & >TICULAT$4 ,MOREOV]1 HE DRAWS \T !IR RELEVANCE = TODAY SO %[+ ?AT !RE IS MORE TO /UDY+ ,BAKUN9 ?AN M]E HI/ORICAL CURIOSITY4 ,HIS IDEAS1 AS ,LEI] /RESSES1 >E AS RELEVANT TODAY AS EV]4 

,I DO HAVE A FEW QUALMS4 ,! USE ( ! POP-CULTURE REF]5CES MAY MAKE ! BOOK ACCESSIBLE TO G5]AL READ]S BUT1 UN=TUNATELY1 WILL T5D TO DATE IT4 ,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUE ( ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE IS NOT DEVELOP$1 NOR IS SUBSEQU5T ADDITIONS TO IT BY O!R AN>*I/S 9CLUD$4 ,GIV5 ?AT ! EV5T WAS A SIGNIFICANT 9FLU5CE ON H[ AN>*ISM DEVELOP$ AFT] #ahga IT IS UN=TUNATE ?AT ,LEI] DOES NOT DISCUSS IT MORE4 ,BAKUN9'S OBVI\S AN>*O-SYNDICALISM IS HI<LI<T$1 BUT = SOME REASON HE DOES NOT EXPLICITLY DRAW ! L9KS ) HIS IDEAS & ! SUBSEQU5T MOVEM5T4 ,HE DOES SAY ?AT ! ,I,W,W WAS ,AM]ICA'S MO/ FAM\S & BIGGE/ EXPRESSION ( AN>*ISM1 :I* IS /RET*+ SOME:AT AS ! ,I,W,W WAS MORE 9FLU5C$ BY AN>*ISM ?AN ,M>XISM BUT IT WAS NEV] EXPLICITLY AN>*I/4 

,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUE ( ,M>XISM IS1 9 G5]AL1 V]Y WELL PRES5T$4 ,H[EV]1 ,I W\LD SUGGE/ HE DOES NOT /RESS 5\< ?AT ,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUE ( ! PROLET>IAT AS A 0RUL+ CLASS0 IS PREMIS$ ON ! FACT ?AT ! PROLET>IAT1 AT ! TIME1 WAS A M9ORITY )9 ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,AT ! TIME1 AS ,M>X HIMSELF ACKN[L$G$ OCCASIONALLY1 WAGE WORK]S W]E \TNUMB]$ CONSID]ABLY BY PEASANTS & >TISANS EV]Y:]E B> ,BRITA94 ,AS SU*1 TO ADVOCATE A 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 MEANT RULE BY A M9ORITY4 ,LEI] DOES DISCUSS ?IS SOCIAL FACT 9 HIS USEFUL OV]VIEW ON ,BAKUN9'S VIEWS ON :I* CLASSES CAN BE REVOLUTION>Y AG5TS BUT IT W\LD HAVE BE5 NICE TO REIT]ATE ! PO9T :5 CONTRA/+ ,M>X & ,BAKUN9 IDEAS4 ,EQUALLY1 ,LEI] FAILS TO GIVE ,5GELS' 0,ON ,AU?ORITY0 ! !ORETICAL DRUBB+ IT SO OBVI\SLY & RI*LY DES]VES4 ,! NOTION ?AT /OPP+ O!RS RUL+ Y\ IS 0AU?ORIT>IAN0 OR 0CO]CIVE0 REALLY %\LD BE EXPOS$ = ! NONS5SE IT IS4 ,LEI] DOES1 RI<TLY1 /RESS ?AT ,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUE ( ,M>XISM WAS CONFIRM$ BY BO? ! DEG5]ATION ( ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY & ITS RADICAL (F-SPR+1 ,BOL%EVISM4 

,AS SU*1 ,I D\BT1 CONTRA ,LEI]'S HOPE1 ?AT ,M>XI/S WILL BE ANY MORE KE5 TO HONE/LY DISCUSS AN>*ISM ?AN !Y HAVE BE5 9 ! PA/ - IT REALLY DOES MAKE S5SE = !M TO SME> & RUBBI% US AS IT IS ! ONLY WAY !Y CAN MA9TA9 ! FICTION ?AT !IR IDEOLOGY IS ! ONLY REVOLUTION>Y ONE >\ND4 ,P]HAPS ,LEI] WILL BE PROV$ RI<T RA!R ?AN MY CYNICAL POSITION1 BUT #b ODD YE>S 9 ! MOVEM5T HAVE CONV9C$ ME ?AT MO/ ,M>XI/S 7P>TICUL>LY ,L59I/S7 HAVE LITTLE 9T]E/S 9 LE>N+ ANY?+ FROM AN>*ISM 7BEYOND :AT !Y RIP-(F1 USE 9 !IR RHETORIC & !N LABEL 0,M>XISM10 ( C\RSE674 

,LEI] DOES NOT DISCUSS ! SUGGE/ION ,I HAVE HE>D A FEW TIMES ?AT ,BAKUN9 WAS1 9 FACT1 GAY & HIS 9VOLVEM5T ) ,S]GEY ,NE*AYEV IS P>TLY EXPLA9$ BY LU/ & 9FATUATION 7PASSIONS :I* TURN EV5 ! BE/ M9DS 9TO IDIOTS74 ,LEI] DOES1 H[EV]1 HAVE FUN EXPLOD+ ! POLITICO-PSY*OLOGICAL CRITIQUES ( ,BAKUN9'S POLITICS & ACTIVITIES POPUL> ) SOME4 ,HE ALSO1 RI<TLY1 PO9TS \T H[ ,BAKUN9'S ANTI-,SEMITISM WAS 9 CONTRADICTION ) HIS [N BELIEFS & W]E1 FUNDAM5TALLY1 A M9OR ASPECT ( HIS IDEAS4 ,HE /RESSES ?AT RACISM WAS A COMMON FEATURE ( ,M>X & ,5GELS :I*1 RI<TLY1 DOES NOT /OP !IR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIALI/ ?\<T BE+ DISMISS$ BY ?OSE ,M>XI/S & ,LIB]ALS :O >E SO KE5 TO F9D ANY EXCUSE TO PUT ,BAKUN9 7& BY IMPLICATION1 AN>*ISM7 9TO ! DU/B9 ( HI/ORY 7SOME?+ EXPLA9$1 UND\BT$LY1 BY ! AWKW>D ?AT ,BAKUN9 WAS PROV5 RI<T 9 HIS CRITIQUES ( BO?674 

,BUT !SE >E REALLY V]Y M9OR PO9TS4 ,LEI] HAS PRODUC$ AN EXCELL5T 9TRODUCTION TO ,BAKUN91 HIS IDEAS & HIS LEGACY4 ,F9ALLY1 WE GET AN ACADEMIC :O UND]/&S AN>*ISM & ,BAKUN91 KN[S HIS SUBJECT & IS MORE ?AN WILL+ TO REFUTE NONS5SE :5 HE NE$S TO4 ,= ANYONE :O WANTS F9D \T AB\T ,BAKUN9 & HIS AN>*ISM1 ,I CAN RECOMM5D NO BETT] BOOK4 ,AS ,LEI] /RESSES 9 HIS CONCLUSION1 ,BAKUN9 & AN>*ISM HAS A LOT TO (F] CURR5T RADICALS & HIS VISION ( A FREE1 DEC5TRALIZ$ SOCIALISM IS ONE :I* CAN SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDE AN ALT]NATIVE TO CAPITALISM1 AN ALT]NATIVE :I* CURR5T AN>*I/S CAN BUILD UPON4 ,WE HAVE TO ?ANK HIM = PRODUC+ SU* AN EXCELL5T WORK ON ONE ( ! KEY AN>*I/ ?9K]S4 

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